All posts tagged "injury prevention"

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  Keeping dancers safe and strong: Stagestep’s new Pulse flooring system

  Injury: if you’re a dancer, you might groan at the mere thought of it. Injuries can set dancers back in their technique,...

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  Are dancers getting injured more? Part III: Pushing back against the trend

  We’ve all been there — you see something flatly wrong on social media, and you pause for a moment. After a sigh,...

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  Are dancers getting injured more? Part II: It all goes back to technique 

  We all know that scene in Center Stage: Juliette (Donna Murphy) finds Eva (Zoe Saldana) working alone in the studio late at night....

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  Preventing slips and trips this fall

  What do you think of when you hear the word “fall”? Around this time of year, it may conjure up thoughts of pumpkin...

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  Dance Injury Prevention 101: Your Friendly Neighborhood Athletic Trainer

  By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. Who is an athletic trainer? The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) defines Athletic Trainers (AT) as...

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  Injury Prevention 101: Tiny Terrors

  By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. As devastating as a major injury can be, sometimes it’s the little things that get us...

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  Injury Prevention 101: Stress Fractures and Spondylolysis

  By Leigh Schanfein of Dance Informa. History and science museums are full of them. Graveyards and memorial grounds are packed with them....

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  Injury Prevention 101: Sprains and Lateral Ankle Sprain

  Ankle sprains are such a common dance injury. Let’s look at what a strain is, how we can prevent a strain and...